City beer fest gets mayor‘s seal of approval July 7, 2015 THE CITY Music Foundation is holding a booze-up in Guildhall Yard celebrating all things beer. Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow will officially open the market this evening. Expect ale, music and a festival vibe right in the centre of the Square Mile.
7/7 bombings 10th anniversary in pictures: London remembers July 7, 2015 London came together in ceremonies and moments of silence today as the capital remembered the victims of the 7 July bombings 10 years ago. Prime Minister David Cameron laid a weath in Hyde Park and later attended a service at St Paul''s Cathedral along with London mayor Boris Johnson and former Prime Minister Tony [...]
Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow plans to make City Giving Day bigger and better July 6, 2015 How much do you really know about the charitable work your company is doing? Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow thinks it is time the City shouted a bit louder about the good it does on top of its invaluable financial operations – and he wants your company to join in. The best can hope to be [...]
July Budget 2015: Boris Johnson says cut top tax rate and introduce living wage July 6, 2015 Boris Johnson has said he thinks the government should cut the top rate of income tax from 45 pence and simultaneously make some of Britain's biggest companies pay the living wage. The London mayor argues only boosting the income of society's richest individuals is unfair, and should be matched with pay increases for low-paid employees [...]
Britain’s world-leading financial services industry is more than just the City June 21, 2015 Financial services” does not equal “London”. This is my message overseas – but it is equally important to say it on these shores as well. Like all lord mayors, I speak to and for the whole of the UK’s financial and professional services community – of which London is only a part. Our work is [...]
Berkeley says interest rates hike could ease London house price rises June 17, 2015 Housebuilding giant Berkeley Group Holdings said yesterday that the prospect of an interest rate hike may help ease the pressure on London’s rising house prices, which have been fuelled by a lack of available homes in the capital. Data from the Office of National Statistic yesterday showed that wages have risen at their fastest [...]
London mayor election: Who has declared in the race to succeed Boris Johnson? June 17, 2015 The London mayor election will take place next year and, with incumbent Boris Johnson standing down to focus on his role in Parliament, the field is filling with candidates who have already declared their intentions to run. Five Conservative candidates are looking to succeed Johnson, while six Labour candidates, two Greens, one Independent and a [...]
Lord Mayor to tell Mansion House: City miscreants are guilty of theft June 9, 2015 Lord Mayor Alan Yarrow will demand that the City’s bad eggs are made to pay for their misbehaviour, during a hard-hitting speech at tonight’s Mansion House dinner. “I have little sympathy for those who put themselves before their clients – using their firms to feather their own beds,” the Lord Mayor will say, arguing [...]
Mansion House speech: George Osborne says budget surplus will be a legal mandate June 9, 2015 Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will use a major speech in the City tonight to introduce a new law requiring future governments to run an overall budget surplus. “The result of this recent British election, and the comprehensive rejection of those who argued for more borrowing and more spending, gives our nation the [...]
The City has no room for complacency about its global competitiveness June 4, 2015 Nearly 30 years of working in the City has taught me that successful times are the most dangerous times. Warren Buffett, in one of his recent newsletters, described the warning signs that see good times turn to bad as the ABC of business: arrogance, bureaucracy and complacency. Today, there is no room for complacency. The [...]